Funeral services for Ira Elton "Jack" Rice, 85, of Bay City will be held 2 p. m. Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. David Kleinfeldt officiating. Burial will be at Cedarvale Cemetery.
Mr. Rice was born Oct. 3, 1907 in Hasse, Texas to Thomas Allen and Irene Valentine Laxson Rice and he died Dec. 3, 1992 at his home.
He married the former Mary Rena Ramzel on Feb. 23, 1929 at her parents' home in Sweetwater.
Mr. Rice was a resident of Nolan County before moving to Matagorda County in the 1930s. The Rices settled in Bay City in 1937.
He retired in 1972 as an operating engineer with Dow Chemical after 30 years of service. For 10 years he was the owner/operator of the Sycamore Inn across from the high school during the 1950s where he served lunches to many high school students.
He was active in the Bay City area, being one of the founders of the Girls Softball Association, where Jack Rice Field was named in his honor. He was also a charter member of the Texas Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and a charter member of the Eagles and a member of the Woodmen of the World and a former member of the Bay City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
He was a member of the Texas National Guard during World War II and served as a sergeant in the Texas State Guard for Matagorda County.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Mary Rena Ramzel Rice; a daughter and son-in-law, Georgia Irene and A. C. Herreth of Bay City; a sister and brother-in-law, Anna Beth Rice and G. B. "Bud" Fondon of Van Vleck; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ora E. and Lillie Rice of El Paso, Thomas Allen and Anna Rice Jr. of Chula Vista, Calif. and G. E. Rice of Mexico; three grandchildren, Diane Herreth and Albert Elton "Abby" Herreth, both of Bay City, Brett Ramzel Herreth and wife Sandy of Tres-Palacios Oaks and three great-grandchildren, Shawn and Justin Guess and Albert William Rice Herreth, all of Tres-Palacios Oaks.
Mr. Rice was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Oleta Vaughn and by two brothers, Ret. Maj. Roy E. Rice and Raymond E. Rice.
Pallbearers will be Albert Elton "Abby" Herreth, Brett Ramzel Herreth, Bryan Hale, Glen White, Mike Rodriguez and Billy Kelly.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
Daily Tribune, December 1992
Funeral services for Ira Elton "Jack" Rice, 85, of Bay City will be held 2 p. m. Sunday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. David Kleinfeldt officiating. Burial will be at Cedarvale Cemetery.
Mr. Rice was born Oct. 3, 1907 in Hasse, Texas to Thomas Allen and Irene Valentine Laxson Rice and he died Dec. 3, 1992 at his home.
He married the former Mary Rena Ramzel on Feb. 23, 1929 at her parents' home in Sweetwater.
Mr. Rice was a resident of Nolan County before moving to Matagorda County in the 1930s. The Rices settled in Bay City in 1937.
He retired in 1972 as an operating engineer with Dow Chemical after 30 years of service. For 10 years he was the owner/operator of the Sycamore Inn across from the high school during the 1950s where he served lunches to many high school students.
He was active in the Bay City area, being one of the founders of the Girls Softball Association, where Jack Rice Field was named in his honor. He was also a charter member of the Texas Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and a charter member of the Eagles and a member of the Woodmen of the World and a former member of the Bay City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
He was a member of the Texas National Guard during World War II and served as a sergeant in the Texas State Guard for Matagorda County.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Mary Rena Ramzel Rice; a daughter and son-in-law, Georgia Irene and A. C. Herreth of Bay City; a sister and brother-in-law, Anna Beth Rice and G. B. "Bud" Fondon of Van Vleck; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ora E. and Lillie Rice of El Paso, Thomas Allen and Anna Rice Jr. of Chula Vista, Calif. and G. E. Rice of Mexico; three grandchildren, Diane Herreth and Albert Elton "Abby" Herreth, both of Bay City, Brett Ramzel Herreth and wife Sandy of Tres-Palacios Oaks and three great-grandchildren, Shawn and Justin Guess and Albert William Rice Herreth, all of Tres-Palacios Oaks.
Mr. Rice was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Oleta Vaughn and by two brothers, Ret. Maj. Roy E. Rice and Raymond E. Rice.
Pallbearers will be Albert Elton "Abby" Herreth, Brett Ramzel Herreth, Bryan Hale, Glen White, Mike Rodriguez and Billy Kelly.
Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in Bay City.
Daily Tribune, December 1992
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